A Comparison of Locus of Control in Open and Traditional Elementary Programs by

The purpose of this stu_y is to determine whether locus of control zcores for students in!topenn programs-changed significantly over a one-7year period and whether _ there uas any,change different from change experienced by students in-a utraditiOnal program. The lack of significant group main effects indicated that students in the open programs did not acquire a greater sense _of internal control for achievement successes or failures than students in a traditional program. (JD) Documents acquired by ERIC ir4clude many informal unpublished,* * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * *.to obtain the best copy-available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service.(EDR4. EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by MRS are the best that can be made from the.original. *